Aldo DaRe was born in the borough of Pen Argyl, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania on 25 September 1926. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, served as a US Navy frogman during WWII and saw action on Iwo Jima. While constable of Crockett, California, he drove his brother Guido to an audition for the film _Saturday's Hero . Aldo Ray died of throat cancer on 27 March 1991.
Educated at UC Berkeley. In US Navy, June 1944 - May 1946, fighting against Japan.
Had two sons with Johanna Ray , Paul and actor Eric DaRe.
His brother, Mario DaRe , appeared on "You Bet Your Life" in 1954.
Served in WWII as a U.S. Navy Frogman.
He had five brothers and one sister, Gina.
Biography in: American National Biography. Supplement 1, pp. 504-505. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
In preparation for his first major role in The Marrying Kind (1952) , director George Cukor recommended that he go to ballet school because he walked too much like a football player.
He was active in local politics as a Republican before becoming an actor. He considered returning to politics in the early 1980s after his acting career had declined.
On "Pat and Mike" Spencer Tracy said to the 25 year-old actor, "Kid, I dont know what it is that you got, and I got, and some others have, but you ca work in this business forever.".
Rays parents were Italian immigrants, and he did not speak English until he entered grade school.
Because of his raspy voice an officer once said of him, "the first frogman who sounded like one.".
At age 23 he was elected Constable for the 12th District of Contra Costa County, beating the incumbent by 500 votes.
Columbia boss wanted to give Ray the name of his two sons, John Harrison, but the actor stubbornly refused to respond to it.
He was cast in Dune , but was replaced by Patrick Stewart.
Bore a similar presence to screen actor Murray Alper.
In some ways the tough soldier role locked me in. .
